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AOPA Takes It To Congressional Reps In Hopes Of Averting
Shutdown

AOPA President Phil Boyer took member concerns over plans to
close and destroy a general aviation crosswind runway at Eugene,
Oregon's Mahlon Sweet Field to Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), local
congressman and the ranking member on the House aviation
subcommittee. In a meeting this week, Boyer told Rep. DeFazio that
pilots regularly use the crosswind runway and that the FAA wind
data used to validate the decision was outdated. Rep. DeFazio has
committed to work with AOPA in finding a resolution that will meet
the needs of local pilots.

AOPA has been working with local pilots to preserve the
crosswind runway, since GA activity at the airport accounts for
nearly 78% of annual operations. Earlier this week, AOPA Regional
Representative Mike Ferguson moderated a meeting of local pilots,
officials from the FAA and Oregon Aeronautics, as well as officials
from the airport, to discuss concerns and search for other options.
The meeting was also attended by Rep. DeFazio's district director,
Karen Fore.